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That's how much AT&T is discounting a new iPad when a customer buys an iPhone 5S or iPhone 5C. Shoppers qualify for the promotion if they pay full price for an Apple smartphone and get the tablet with a two-year service contract. The limited-time offer is designed to clear out inventory and boost long-term subscriptions for the tablets as Apple is expected to roll out the next generation of iPhones in September.

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Applied Materials reports quarterly earnings on Thursday, and analysts predict the world's biggest seller of chip making equipment will post a 75 percent jump in net income to $294 million. Revenue is expected to increase 16 percent to $2.29 billion. That would be a fourth straight quarter of sales growth as the Santa Clara company recovers from a two-year slump.